criminal/dark history - Think Atheist2015-03-03T19:22:53Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/criminal-dark-history?commentId=1982180%3AComment%3A1183319&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWelcome to the world Danny, s…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11833632012-09-20T12:51:10.503ZGregg R Thomashttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/GreggRThomas
Welcome to the world Danny, stay out, stay free. Our lives don't belong to others, our lives belong to ourselves, not family, not friends and certainly not the system, thanks for sharing. Peace.<br />
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Gregg
Welcome to the world Danny, stay out, stay free. Our lives don't belong to others, our lives belong to ourselves, not family, not friends and certainly not the system, thanks for sharing. Peace.<br />
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Gregg My momma is pretty awesome an…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11833192012-09-20T01:30:38.033ZDanny Sanchezhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/DannySanchez
<p>My momma is pretty awesome and her methods are not entirely hers. My grandmother is very conservative and our family gets the arrogance from her. Thankfully I have my fathers side of the family to keep me humble.</p>
<p>My momma is pretty awesome and her methods are not entirely hers. My grandmother is very conservative and our family gets the arrogance from her. Thankfully I have my fathers side of the family to keep me humble.</p> The term is colloquially know…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11834172012-09-20T01:29:49.841Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>The term is colloquially known as, "the down-low" --</p>
<p>The term is colloquially known as, "the down-low" --</p> Very good story!
Thank you.tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11835062012-09-20T01:27:38.357ZPope Beaniehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/PaulRyan
<p>Very good story!</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Very good story!</p>
<p>Thank you.</p> @Danny, I may have issues wit…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11832872012-09-20T01:16:03.039Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>@Danny, I may have issues with your mother's methods, but hey, it got the job done! I'm pleased you turned your life around, congrats!</p>
<p>@Danny, I may have issues with your mother's methods, but hey, it got the job done! I'm pleased you turned your life around, congrats!</p> ..um.. holy shit. This is pro…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11834122012-09-20T01:04:24.862ZMelissa Mayshttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MelissaMays
..um.. holy shit. This is profoundly beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
..um.. holy shit. This is profoundly beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Yeah, it makes about as much…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11832862012-09-20T01:00:50.376ZEdhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/EdwardDelauter
<p>Yeah, it makes about as much sense as the incarcerated black inmates who have anal sex with the wimpy white homosexuals. They (the blacks) will tell you straight up that they are not homosexual because as soon as they get back out into the 'freeworld' they will find their woman. To me at a minimum they are bisexual. Such is life on the inside. </p>
<p>Yeah, it makes about as much sense as the incarcerated black inmates who have anal sex with the wimpy white homosexuals. They (the blacks) will tell you straight up that they are not homosexual because as soon as they get back out into the 'freeworld' they will find their woman. To me at a minimum they are bisexual. Such is life on the inside. </p> Ok... so I've quickly flipped…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11834952012-09-20T00:43:34.371ZDanny Sanchezhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/DannySanchez
<p>Ok... so I've quickly flipped through the comments written so far and I feel a little embarrassed to be the first and hopefully not the last person to say this but... I found Atheism and I turned my life around.</p>
<p> I grew up in tough neighborhoods and most of my friends grew up to be career criminals. I was always different though and in many ways it made me one of the toughest in among my friends. First I was blessed with an above average I.Q. and second I had an equally intelligent…</p>
<p>Ok... so I've quickly flipped through the comments written so far and I feel a little embarrassed to be the first and hopefully not the last person to say this but... I found Atheism and I turned my life around.</p>
<p> I grew up in tough neighborhoods and most of my friends grew up to be career criminals. I was always different though and in many ways it made me one of the toughest in among my friends. First I was blessed with an above average I.Q. and second I had an equally intelligent and completely arrogant and condescending mother. Even though she was the one who forced me to go to church, catechism, and youth group she also constantly pushed me to be the better person. She drilled her arrogance into me and explained that we are Gomez(her maiden name.. my dads side was ghetto) and Gomez is better, Gomez is morally superior, Gomez is significantly more intelligent, and Gomez has class and culture. Besides her religion she forced her books, music, and art on me. She dragged me to museums and made me write book reports appart from ones I had in school. I was put in honors classes and even took college courses for high school credit. She signed me up for plays and encouraged me to play sports. I fought her so fucken hard and she never gave up. I ran out the door as soon as I turned eighteen and went strait into getting high every day and beating the crap out anyone who messed with my friends.</p>
<p>Fast forward...</p>
<p>I got out of jail in 98' and decided I did not want to be one of those older guys I met in there. My mothers arrogance had won out and was now permanently stuck in my head in the form of my conscience. I took a long look at those older guys and I just couldn't shake the thought that I was better than that. So I did better I turned things around a bit and that's when I became a machinist but it was not good enough. I still got high and drank enough to kill a little person. I still fought my mother and I was always pissed off. One day I was so pissed I just said "fuck everyone and fuck this place". I always wanted to see NYC so I got in my truck and drove.</p>
<p>Atheism...</p>
<p>At this time I had already figured out I was agnostic and I was tired of praying for nothing. I found a machine shop right away but I was still sleeping in my truck. For six months I slept in my truck and without any friends or family to hang out with, without a home to sit and watch tv in all I could do was walk everywhere, hang out in parks, libraries, museums, and the gym(thats where I showered everyday). I got into the best shape of my life and after watching a youtube clip of Hitchens I read his books and since I was reading more books within that six months than I had ever read in my entire life combined I didn't stop with Hitchens. I even went back and read the bible cover to cover only to cement my Atheism. I finally felt truly free and I figured out that it wasn't my mom I was fighting but my religion.</p>
<p>I suppose my mother deserves most of the credit for making me into a better person but it was Hitchens who showed me that I am a better person.</p>
<p>I still fight with my mom and she thinks my atheism is just a phase.</p> Assumption incorrect.tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-19:1982180:Comment:11830422012-09-19T12:28:43.296ZGregg R Thomashttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/GreggRThomas
Assumption incorrect.
Assumption incorrect. Jeffrey Daumer speeking for C…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-19:1982180:Comment:11832132012-09-19T06:40:25.250ZJames Coxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JamesCox
<p>Jeffrey Daumer speeking for Christ and against evolution, just does something for me! Jeffrey surely learned something about the evils of evolution during his killing spree. It seems like he might have learned something about human anatomy atleast. I expect that killing more animals might have helped him learn something deep and offered insights. Tasting human flesh, and drilling holes into human skulls, could have been a real education. Even learning how to be a predator, could allow him…</p>
<p>Jeffrey Daumer speeking for Christ and against evolution, just does something for me! Jeffrey surely learned something about the evils of evolution during his killing spree. It seems like he might have learned something about human anatomy atleast. I expect that killing more animals might have helped him learn something deep and offered insights. Tasting human flesh, and drilling holes into human skulls, could have been a real education. Even learning how to be a predator, could allow him some understanding about predator/prey relationships. </p>
<p>Do I feel a moment of demented desparation of the theists? At what point did the interviewer turn the camera off, and vomit into the nearest waste can, or mention that, 'Thanks Jeffrey, for your expert evaluation of evolution and your learned support for Christ. Now when I think of Christ and his teachings, I'll think of you!' Retch! </p>